[Newbies] Re: Object <--> some string ObjectIdentity

[Ramon Leon]

> 
> "Ramon Leon" <ramon.leon at allresnet.com> wrote
> 
> >> I need to get some unique "identity" string for my objects,
> >> and subsequently
> >> to find that object from that string. How can I do this?
> >>
> >> Thanks - Sophie
> >
> > UUID new asString36
> 
> In a Seaside app when do you find it useful to generate these 
> for some of 
> your domain objects? WA components?
> 
> Sophie 

I generate an id for my domain objects in initialize.  All my domain objects
answer to #id, see my SandstoneDb package on SqueakSource.  For
WAComponents, I don't bother, if I need an id for ajax purposes I use either
html nextId, or use my domain objects id with some prefix or postfix.

Ramon Leon
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